NZ2541

Auckland to Whakatane

Due to the flight being 55minutes late, me, being already checked in, i went and had lunch to wait out the transit. Just before boarding, i went down and waited at the departure gates. Wrong idea! The boarding call was another 20minutes off, and then they boarded a ATR flight to Napier, a Q300 flight to Tauranga, A Beech flight to Taupo and a Beech flight to Blenheim all at the same time as our flight to Whakatane. Talk about utter chaos!!!

NZ2541 to Whakatane, Seat 5F 


My mood was lightened though to find that our ride to Whakatane was ZK-EAK, painted in its special All Black livery. I have flown on its sister, ZK-EAG from Tauranga to Auckland before, so it was nice to fly on the other All Black plane.

We took off to the west, circled around and climbed to 16.000ft. The views out the window were still pretty patchy.

See Ya Auckland!

Black Winglet, ZK-EAK

Tauranga beneath the patchy clouds

The little settlement of Matata on approach into Whakatane

Whakatane township as we turn to approach the runway

Taxiing into Whakatane Airport

My ride back to Whakatane, Eagle Airways Beechcraft 1900D, ZK-EAK. Whale Island visible to the left



It was actually quite an enjoyable flight back, not too long and not too short. Deplaning as usual in a Beech was quick, and soon I was on my way back to Tauranga

Auckland to Whakatane

Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
Rego: ZK-EAK
Seat: 5F
Flight Time 39minutes